NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: John Biven (1887)

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Transcribed by Deb Murray.

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In 1820 John Biven, from Massachusetts, settled on the farm where his son
Jesse S. Biven now lives. He was a man of intelligence, and seved many years
as justice of the peace. He was also a local preacher of the Methodist
Episcopal church.

History of Noble County, Ohio Published by 
L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
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